[Full Disclosure: I am the Director, Product Marketing for Talemetry]

Industry partners and end-user customers rely on Talemetry’s resume extraction capabilities everyday to solve the challenge of accurately and efficiently capturing resume data. With over 80 million resumes extracted and processed each year, Talemetry is the most relied upon provider of…

When we talk about building a Talent Network, we speak a lot about providing a number of options and ways for candidates to opt-in to this network, whether that’s in job distribution campaigns, on the Career Site or a number of different locations.  But the second half of that equation and just as important is your recruiters / sourcers proactively sourcing candidates into your…

So why are so many career site owners still not maximising on this opportunity?

A respected peer technology company and one of the US's top online recruitment marketing solution providers, Jobs2Web, have recently published some very interesting data regarding their client base. This data relates to the success ratios of the various sourcing channels their clients use to direct hire in to the company.

From the analysis of their clients, recruiters needed to…

As the new school year gets started, it's not just students and teachers getting back into the swing of things. Pediatric therapists also play a vital role in many schools, but you might be surprised to learn how many of those therapists are contractors.

In fact, 90% of the placement revenue earned by recruiting firm PediaStaff comes from contract staffing, according to the firm's Vice President of Recruitment, Keith Adams.…

To find something you are passionate about is a gift.

To find something that grants you fulfillment and reward is simply priceless.

There are researchers and scientists dedicating their lives for the opportunity to find cures and promote a better state of living. Doctors and nurses comforting the bodies and souls and extending life so that we may see our grandchildren grow and smile. Teachers who see reward every day in the glow of a child’s eye when they realize they have made a…

I am planning to take certification.  Is this mandatory as you go up in your career. Please someone tell me, Thanks for not being rude.

Certified Staffing Professional™

• Enhances the knowledge of labor and employment law of professionals who interacts with candidates, employees, and clients
• For professionals whose primary duty is temporary placement

Technical Services Certified™

• Review of labor and…

After one month of hunting, interviewing I placed OBIEE lead developer with unique skills set. He is working happily for 3 days. After 3 three of joining with new client, Called me and mentioned, Jerina” I quite, because I got another offer with 5 dollars more. If you can give me, I will stay.” After all talking, I gave him $3 more and he is working for my client almost 7months now without any issue.

I know I should have strike him out that time itself. My thinking was,

1, my…

I have been given the task of locating medical coders, specifically. The coders my agency wants are of course certified with 3+ years of experience. I am finding them, but not enough that is expected of me. I feel I have maximized the resources we have in our system, so I started cold calling into hospitals in my area (with not too much luck) to add to our database. I also tried to get into seminars that these coders attend to network, however they are all during the week when I am in the…

What you don’t ask may come back to haunt you! 10 questions every recruiter hates to ask.

How many times do we look to fill our job vs. work as a trusted advisor with our clients and consultants?

It is almost a protective human instinct to shy away from the hard questions or those that we don’t want to know the answer to.  In the business of placing candidates in jobs, we often look for the reason to say yes and avoid all the reasons we should say no.  Saying NO can make…

Sell to the “er” and watch how people suddenly go from disinterest to engaged conversations that lead to sales. For example, if a prospect tells you…

…I’m happy, ask, “What would make you happier?”

…My current vendor is fast, ask, “How would you benefit if we could do it faster?

…I’m getting good service, ask, “What would make it gooder?”

Of course, there is no such word as “gooder,” so you’d say “better” instead! The point is that your prospect was not thinking…

Staffing Industry Analyst’s May 2012 Healthcare Staffing Growth Update projected 9% growth in 2012 and a growth projection (loss) of 7% in 2013.  Despite the projected loss, the Healthcare Staffing Industry is expected to post $9.8 billion in 2013. Healthcare Staffing is big business with big challenges and evaluating an enterprise…

 As a Recruitment professional let me let you in on a little secret…. My husband Frank is a Sales person’s worst nightmare (and he could also be your Hiring Manager.)

Why do I share this with you?   I share, because Recruiters might not like to sell, but that doesn’t mean they can’t pick up the phone and develop a friendship with a hiring manager.  Let me show you how easy it could be:

Every year since 1990 Frank has received a card and a calendar from the…

In 4 weeks I'll travel to Baltimore for the 12^th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) conference. Not only will it be an honor to participate, but it will be an eye opening experience. In my…

By Jennifer Copley, Rookie Recruiter, Q4B

I knew when I began working earlier this summer that the job might only be temporary. I had always had plans to move from my home in Denver to my dream city, Portland, OR (sorry Peyton) and pursue employment with my dream company (think sports apparel, sports marketing and Mr. Knight if you are reading this blog please give me a call).

I was all set to pick up, load up and pack up all of my earthly belongings along with some great…

Here are some sample test questions for the People Sourcing Certification Program:

Level One

• How many people currently working at Microsoft have the word Ninja in their current title on LinkedIn?
• There’s a “Racquetball League” site that lists a person who works (or used to work?) at ToysRUs. What is his job title?
• How many members of the site…

Running a startup is all about small teams, long hours and wearing different hats. Doing more with less is a point of pride for a lot of CEOs, but there comes a time when you can’t afford to wait for VC money before expanding the team. After all, Microsoft may have started in a garage but it didn’t stay there for long.

So, what are some signs it’s time to bring someone else on board?…

Let's assume you have spent your money wisely and purchased a content management platform (like ours - sorry it needed to be said) that is technically compatible with the needs of Google and its peers in terms of page indexing.  Then the next thing you must get right is the linguistics you add to the site, that matches the linguistic styles of your ideal visitors.  You will have determined who these…

With the technological advancements...i guess everyone has a smart phone..

So.. is the idea of shifting to using  the e-cards or using the business cards with just a barcode/ Q-code on them with a link to the company's website or personal details a good idea??? 

Or should i stick to the basic business cards?? any suggestions?? would you jump to the e-card idea?? 

[PART 1 - VISUAL PRESENTATION]

The first in a series of expert advice blogs, from Dave Wood of www.northwestwebjobs.co.uk .

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, since I started working for North West Web Jobs, it’s that CV construction is an issue that many need help with. To put it bluntly, the submissions that we’ve received,…

This just happened.

We're recruiting for a C# developer (in Michigan).  We've had a few candidates interview and the process is moving along.  The first step in the interview process involves a WebEx meeting with the hiring manager just to get a bit of "who are we? - who are you?" in place.  Simple enough, right?

The starting point for that is an email from the manager to the candidate with the WebEx details - the link, password, etc.

So our…